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US Army sergeant charged over Humvee destruction

A soldier in the US Army has been reprimanded for his involvement in the annihilation of three combat Humvee vehicles that plummeted to the ground during a parachute drop in Germany last year.

Sergeant John Skipper of the 1st Battalion, 91st Cavalry Regiment, was charged in May with the destruction of government property and falsifying an official statement, Spuntnik International reports.

The charges were laid after video showed three Humvees, which can cost around $290,000 each, tumbling from parachute harnesses while being dropped from C-130 Hercules planes in April last year.

The drop, which also included weapons, communication equipment and supply bundles, was made during a training exercise at Germany's Hohenfels training field.

Sputnik International reported that the charges seem to indicate that an equipment malfunction is not to blame for the vehicles failing to remain in the parachute harnesses.

In the footage, US Army soldiers on the ground can be heard laughing and cheering as the vehicles plunge to the earth.

"Oh yes, yes," one soldier can be heard yelling excitedly from behind a camera as the first Humvee tumbles loose.

"Yes, woo!" he continues after a cloud of dust forms an impact circle around the wrecked vehicle. "F--- yeah, burn in baby."

In response to the video, 173rd Airborne Brigade spokesman Major Juan Martinez said it "does not overshadow the hard work of the paratroopers, allies and partners that took place during Saber junction 16."

The Saber Junction 16 ran from March 31 to April 24 last year and included thousands of troops from 16 allied nations from Europe.